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A month ago, when he first arrived, Li Yuan almost had his head cracked open by that rice spoon...,All the apprentices dared not raise their heads, but their hands and feet moved even faster.,The apprentices huddled in groups of three or four, squatting against the walls. Li Yuan sat hunched over his bowl in a corner, his shoulders aching from fatigue as he ate the steamed buns. A bitter feeling welled up within him.。